WAG Trying to teach kips to rec kids - only once a week!

[ivyagogo]

My girls only come to class once a week. A few of them are very talented and have gotten their roundoff back handspring back tucks, side aerials, walkovers on beam, etc. Bars is a different story. It is very hard for me to teach them when I only have a few minutes once a week. I have two in particular who are good, but when they glide, their feet go down at the end instead of up toward the bar. I have them doing leg lifts but it's not helping. Any ideas?

Next - one of those two girls comes to me once a week for 1/2 hour private lessons where we have been really focusing on kips and beam. She broke her foot two weeks ago and is now in a boot. She is coming to me later this week for our usual lessons because I figure this is a great time to work conditioning. Can you give me some guidance as to what I can have her doing to help her get the kip? Should I put an ankle weight on the other leg so her weight is even?

 

[LiveLoveTumble]

No advice but just wanted to say that it is possible, I'm in rec only once a week and I have my kip.

 

[ivyagogo]

No advice but just wanted to say that it is possible, I'm in rec only once a week and I have my kip.

Good for you! I know they are not easy. How long did it take you to get it?

 

[LiveLoveTumble]

I'm not exactly sure, I can't really remember when I started working on them. Probably a year at least, maybe a year and a half, but that is because we didn't work on them very much and didn't do too many drills. Once I started working on them every practice, it was probably about 6 months before I got it. I went through about 3 months of being so close before making it. I know it's different for everyone though, I'm probably on the longer side because typically it takes me a long time to get skills.

 

[JBS]

Teach them on a higher bar so they don't have to glide...or do run out kips...or let them bend their knees instead of gliding...or get them to come more hours and do more strength.

 

[iwannacoach]

Can she ask the doctor if it's ok to take the boot off for non-impact/weight bearing work, cuz ankle weights can cause back and hip flexor problems.

 

[wandrewsjr]

If she can't take the boot off, you can have her wear her shoe on the other foot to help balance the weight.

 

[JBS]

We do not allow rec. kids on the floor with injuries such as described. They must be fully healed to return to class. Whole different story in the team program.

I would work upper body kip strength...such as tubing pulls...pull ups...etc.

 

[ivyagogo]

She's not returning to class. She is just working with me for 1/2 an hour for some strength training. She's a total nut and I can see her totally going against every doctor's order in the book if she was in class! We are working one on one!